Job Details

In ENT Clinic South at Children's South Hoover

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, Dayshift hours all within a Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm.

Summary:
The Advanced Practice Provider is an advanced practice registered nurse or physician’s assistant with education, training, certification, and licensure to provide care for a specified patient population. This individual will deliver longitudinal care for patients including well-child care and prevention/management of common pediatric acute illnesses and chronic conditions. This care is provided to support optimal health of children within the context of their family, community, and environmental setting. The components of the role include clinical practice, consultation, professional development, education, and scholarship. This individual works in collaboration with the collaborating physician, Division Medical Director, staff physicians, the Division Director of Nursing, Director of Advanced Practice Providers, staff nurses and other team members. 

Other information:

Education:

• MSN, DNP or Post-Graduate Certificate with specialization as a pediatric nurse practitioner or family nurse practitioner
• Graduate of master’s or doctoral level physician assistant program

Experience:

• At least 1 year of nursing or medical experience required with experience in the subspecialty area preferred.

Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries:

• Must be eligible to practice as a nurse practitioner as determined by the Alabama Board of Nursing or as a physician assistant as determined by the Alabama Board of Medicine
• Current RN Licensure in the State of Alabama for nurse practitioners
• Current BLS certification
• Valid Primary Care PNP, Acute Care PNP or FNP certification from appropriate certifying board or certification as PA-C from NCCPA

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner ABON
* Basic Life Support
* Registered Nurse AL Single State or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
    - Registered Nurse AL NLC Multi State
    - Registered Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support
* Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care PNCB or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
    - Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care PNCB
    - Family Nurse Practitioner AANP
    - Family Nurse Practitioner ANCC
    - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner ANCC

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Masters of Science Nursing in Nursing

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* 4 Years job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Nursing Specialized

Pediatric ENT Associates (PENTA) at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham specializes in the diagnostic, medical and surgical care of head and neck diseases in infants and children. All five of our physicians are board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology with current Alabama medical licenses, actively publish in peer-review medical journals, and participate as teachers, presenters, and instructors both regionally and nationally. Synergy of Care As the Otolaryngology specialist for Children’s Hospital of Alabama PENTA has the resources to achieve total synergy of care for our patients.  Our team of physicians, nurse practitioners and RNs work closely with audiologists, one-day surgery, radiology, sleep study clinic, and HEAR specialists to offer complete care for any ENT diagnosis.  Our team performs specialized assessments and procedures in clinic including nasal/otic foreign body removal, auricular hematoma drainage, nasal endoscopy, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, nasopharyngoscopy, lingual frenulectomy, and maxillary frenulectomy with bipolar cautery.    https://youtu.be/aUlTepfOqRg